Dispensing container



Sept. 7, 1937. PUNTE 2,092,137

DI SPENS ING CONTAINER Filed Feb. 18, 1935 grams amp Patented Sept. 7,1937 UNITED FATE? FFEQE DISPENSING CONTAINER Application February 18,1935, Serial No. 7,124

3 Claims.

The invention relates to a dispensing container and more particularly toa container for dispensing tooth powder and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a con- 5 tainer of the abovetype with a reduced neck portion, said neck portion having an inner capfixedly attached thereto and an outer cap conforming to said inner capand yieldingly held in contact therewith.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container of the abovetype wherein the inner and outer caps therefor have dispensing openingstherethrough whereby the means which yieldingly holds said caps againstone another will allow free rotation of the parts for bringing into andout of registry the dispensing openings therein for opening or closingthe neck of the container.

These and other objects will in part be obvious and hereinafter be inpart more fully disclosed.

Referring to the drawing: Fig. 1 is a view partially in side elevationand partially in section showing the improved dispensing container.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through the upperend of the container.

The invention relates particularly to a container for dispensing toothpowder and the like. The container comprises a body portion having endsjoined thereto. One of said ends is provided 30 with a reducedupstanding neck portion which is fixedly attached thereto. The neckportion has a central opening and is closed by an inner cap which isfrictionally pressed over the outside of the neck for attaching the samethereto. The inner cap is provided with dispensing openings and has atits lower edge a laterally extending flange. An outer cap is providedfor the neck conforming partially in shape to the inner cap and having adepending skirt which is adapted to be curled into a hollow bead at thelower end thereof.

The bead at the lower end of the outer cap is so dimensioned as toextend inwardly beneath the laterally extending flange on the inner capand thus yieldingly hold the two parts in contact with each other. Theouter cap is also provided with dispensing openings and is free to berotated about the inner cap for bringing the dis-.

pensing openings in the respective caps into and out of registry onewith another.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, a container embodying theimprovements is indicated at 4 comprising a body portion 5 preferably ofmetal, said body portion having the ends 6 and I attached thereto. Theend I is provided with a central opening and has a raised reduced neckportion 8 fixedly attached thereto by crimping of the metal at the loweredge thereof as indicated at 9 to a portion of the end surrounding thecentral opening therein. An inner cap it is provided for covering thereduced neck portion, said cap having a dome-shaped top H provided withdispensing openings I2 therethrough and a depending portion l3 which isadapted to be frictionally pressed over the outside of the neck forholding the same in place. The inner cap has at its lower edge alaterally extending circular flange l4 which is of considerably greaterdiameter than the vertical friction wall I3 of the cap.

An outer cap I 5 is provided for the neck having a dome-shaped portionl6 which is adapted to conform to the dome-shaped portion H of the innercap and has dispensing openings l'l therethrough. The outer cap I5 isprovided with a depending skirt [6' which extends to a point beneath theflange i l on the inner cap and has the lower edge thereof curled into ahollow bead E8. The inner and outer caps are so dimensioned as to havethe bead 18 extend beneath and yieldingly engage the flange I4 on theinner cap for yieldingly holding the inner and outer caps in contactwith each other.

When it is desired to dispense the contents of the container, the outercap may be rotated by the hand about the inner cap until the dispensingopenings in the respective caps register with each other. As will beobvious, a further rotation of the outer cap would bring the dispensingopenings out of registry and thus close the container.

From the above it will be apparent that a dispensing container has beendevised which is simple in construction and cheap to manufacture andwherein the parts which cover or uncover the neck of the container fordispensing the contents thereof are yieldingly held together.Furthermore, when the inner and outer caps for the neck of the containerare yieldingly pressed into contact with each other, a closure isprovided for said container wherein the contents thereof will notaccidentally sift out unless the dispensing openings therein wereproperly turned into registry. It will be further noted that theyielding means which holds these two caps together will allow freerotation of the outer cap in respect to the inner cap.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and thearrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:-

l. A container for dispensing powder and the like including a bodyportion having ends joined thereto, one of said ends having a reducedneck portion, a dome-shaped inner cap having dispensing openingstherethrough, said inner cap being frictionally secured over said neckportion and. having a laterally extending flange at the lower edgethereof, and an outer caphaving a dome-shaped portion conforming to saidinner cap and having dispensing openings therethrough, said outer caphaving a depending skirt,

.cap and having dispensing openings therethrough, said outer cap havinga depending skirt, said skirt having the lower edge thereof curledbeneath the flange on the inner cap for yieldingly holding said caps incontact with each other, said outer cap being free to be turned'inrespect to said inner cap for the purpose of bringing the dispensingopenings therein into and out of registry for dispensing the contents ofthe container or for closing the same. i

3. A container for dispensing powder and the like including a bodyportion having ends joined thereto, one of said ends having a reducedneck portion, an inner cap provided with a domeshaped portion havingdispensingopenings, said cap being fixed to the neck portion of thecontainer and having a laterally extending flange, an outer cap having adome-shaped portion conforming to and contacting with the dome-shapedportion on the inner cap, said outer cap having dispensing openingsadapted to be brought into register with the dispensing openings in theinner cap, and said outer cap having a depending portion bearing againstthe under side of the flange on said inner capat the outer edge thereofwhereby said flange will yi-eldingly hold the caps in contact with eachother. 7 7

WILLIAM F. PUNTE;

